When someone replied, I could always tell they were happy I wrote them a letter.

I can visit amazing places and talk to people without having to leave my room.

While I was feeling stuck on the traffic of instant messages, SLOWLY showed me clearly another vibrant dimension of networking with people.

It was then that I realised why people used this app. It was the wait that made it worth it.

You do not have to be worried about being judged or misinterpreted at all. Everyone is so welcoming and accepting.

I could totally talk about stuffs that no other souls have ever heard from me.

I could open up and my insecurities of fitting in were understood with curious encouragement.

Letters are not for everyone. I had sent letters to my friends on their birthdays and they have, without fail, never written back.

Earth can be a scary, chaotic place, but it feels more like home when you know there are people thousands of miles away who are willing to face the challenges here with you.

Of course, sociophobia didn't go anywhere, but it became easier to live with it.

I have fallen for her letters before even knowing her real name, or before seeing her face, a picture, through her letters I had seen what matters: her soul.

I've never had an easy time making friends, feeling much more comfortable talking through the computer screen or cell phone.